MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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